The Rockefeller University Press partners with Editage to offer editorial support to authors

January 10, 2017 – Philadelphia, PA – The Rockefeller University Press (RUP) and Editage have launched http://editage.rupress.org/ to provide pre-submission services to authors aiming to publish their research in The Journal of Cell Biology (JCB), The Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM), or The Journal of General Physiology (JGP).

The author services available at http://editage.rupress.org/ include copy editing, translation, and publication support by Editage’s professional editors who are PhDs, MDs, or BELS-certified and have experience in more than 200 life- and medical-science subjects. In addition to checking for spelling, punctuation, and grammar, the editing packages on offer include reference checks, word reduction, re-editing support, and guidance through the publication process.

Translation services available at http://editage.rupress.org/ pair bilingual experts with Editage’s senior editors to help international scientists accurately express their research in English from Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, and Brazilian Portuguese. Additional publication support services include technical review, artwork preparation, and plagiarism check.

“Editage has gained a solid reputation in our industry for the quality of its editors and resources,” RUP Executive Director Susan King says. “We are pleased to partner with Editage to offer these services, and provide authors with more confidence in the quality of their manuscripts before submitting them to our journal editors for consideration.”

Nikesh Gosalia, Director, Publisher and Academic Relations, Editage, Cactus Communications adds, “We are proud to be associated with RUP, which has been publishing impactful journals for over a century. I am certain that our subject-matter experts from the biomedical sciences will make the publication process smoother for all authors who choose our services.”

About The Rockefeller University Press (RUP) – The Rockefeller University Press (RUP) publishes The Journal of Cell Biology (JCB), The Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM), and The Journal of General Physiology (JGP). JCB features peer-reviewed research on all aspects of cellular structure and function. JEM features peer-reviewed research on immunology, cancer biology, stem cell biology, microbial pathogenesis, vascular biology, and neurobiology. JGP features peer-reviewed research in biological, chemical, or physical mechanisms of broad physiological significance, with an emphasis on physiological problems at the cellular and molecular level. All editorial decisions are made by research-active scientists in conjunction with in-house scientific editors. RUP is a department of The Rockefeller University, a leading biomedical research university dedicated to conducting innovative, high-quality research to improve the understanding of life for the benefit of humanity. Learn more at http://rupress.org About Editage Founded in 2002, Editage (a division of Cactus Communications) is a fully integrated, global scholarly communications company with offices in Japan, South Korea, India, China, and the United States. Employing a global workforce of over 500 people, Editage has served 179,398 authors and edited 690,240 papers across 1,200 disciplines to date. Editage partners with publishers, journals, academic societies, and pharmaceutical companies worldwide to assist them in creating compelling, high-quality scientific publications. Editage is also dedicated to author education through its comprehensive author resources site Editage Insights. Learn more at www.editage.com.

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